Quoted: A study by researchers from Harvard Medical School says the lack of insurance coverage can be tied to about 45,000 deaths a year in the United States.

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Quoted: I spent Sunday reading T.R. Reid's "The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care". It's very, very good. I'll probably base a couple of posts on it. For now, however, I want to...

Quoted: Health policy experts agree that any reform in our health care system must include a well-educated, caring primary care doctor who is able to manage the health of his or her patients with an eye to using resources optimally to keep costs down.

Quoted: Senators Ron Wyden and Robert Bennett already have a vetted plan for health care reform that has bipartisan support, but Senate leaders aren’t considering it.

the critical part is when he adds "or know what's in it".
It would be fine if he knew what was in the bill without technically reading it.
(For instance, if his staffers read the bill and they provided him with an accurate summary)
But to not even *know* what's in it?
In that case, you shouldn't cast any vote at all.

Quoted: Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) admitted this week that he would vote against health care reform without reading the bill, or knowing what was in it. At a town hall meeting Wednesday Sen. Jim Inhofe told Chickasha residents he does not need to read the 1,000 page health care reform bill, he will simply vote against it.